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Dramatic body-cam shows Met Police officers being shot at during Enfield raid

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Vincent
Published date13 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Shocking video shows Haik standing at the top of the stairs armed with a baseball bat before he fired two shots from a gun as cops entered the address

Officers arrested Haik and the recovered weapon was sent for ballistic analysis, which later turned out to be an imitation containing blank rounds.

He was later linked to being part of a drugs importation gang and has now been jailed for seven years at Isleworth Crown Court.

Detective Chief Inspector Inderjit Kaur said: "This investigation highlights some fantastic detective work by Met Police officers to identify and uncover a dangerous group involved in drugs importation and supply, which we know can have a terrible effect on local communities.

"We also saw incredible bravery and professionalism from TSG officers who were shot at as they arrested one of the suspects.

"Thankfully, only blanks were fired, but thanks to this investigation, a dangerous weapon is off the streets and a group of dangerous criminals are now behind bars."

An investigation was launched after two women reported their suitcases and passports were stolen while waiting for a taxi on arrival in London on a flight from Los Angeles on January 11 last year.

Detectives carried out CCTV enquiries and traced the suspects -a man and woman -back to a car registered to Eleanar Attard, 45.

Just two days after the theft, officers attended her home in Broxbourne Herts., where they arrested Attard, along with her husband, Nicholas Panayiotou, 43.

When officers examined Panayiotou's phone, they found evidence that the theft was part of a wider conspiracy to import and then steal a large amount of cannabis.

A WhatsApp group chat found by officers contained details of a plan to smuggle 58kgs of cannabis into the UK from the USA.

Officers also found evidence of how the group plotted to steal the cannabis from the two women recruited to import it.

Panayiotou and his wife were to pose as customs officers and...

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